We are starting the cold months of 2015 with three tea tastings that will provide you with a good basis to understand and enjoy tea. Paul Murray, a tea specialist, who not only relentlessly drinks tea but also has been traveling to Yunnan for years, sourcing and producing his own teas, will be leading these sessions for us again.
With different tea leaves come different tastes and experiences. The mellow, natural flavors of tea, the rising steam from the hot water dancing in the morning sunlight. Dive into the elegant and soothing world of tea with us. Experience Cha.
February 1st Session 1: The differences between black tea (hongcha), Oolong tea, and Puer tea.
This session will focus on the basic processing and flavor differences in partially and fully fermented teas, as well as ripe Puer, which a post fermented tea. The Oolong will be a Dancong from Guangong province. The black tea will be from Northern Yunnan and the ripe Puer from Southern Yunnan. The group will discuss how the teas differ and how teas are classified in a broad sense.
“Barb’s Breakfast Black” Yunnan Black Tea 云南红茶
Zhilan (Orchid) Xiang Dancong 芝兰香单枞
1998 White Wrapper Ripe Tuocha 1998年熟普洱沱茶
February 15th, Session 2: An Introduction to Aged Teas
Some genres of teas, such as Puer tea, benefit from aging and storage. In this session we will drink and discuss young raw Puer teas and aged raw Puer teas to compare how the teas differ and what changes have taken place during the aging process.
2014 Apple Scruffs Puer 2014年的生普
2007 Repave 07年的一款茶
1998 7542 1998年的7542
March 8th, Session 3: Mass Production Teas Versus Small Production
In this session we will compare some black teas produced on a larger scale versus small scale production hand made teas. We will drink three different black teas from Yunnan, one Dianhong, one Jinmaofeng, and one black tea produced from old arbor Puer material.
Dianhong 滇红
Jinmaofeng 金毛峰
Big Tree Red 大树红
When: Sundays: February 1st and 15th, March 8th; 10am – 11:30am
时间：11月22，29日，12月6，13日，10：00-11：30
Where: TheCourtyard Institute, (No. 28 Zhonglao Hutong, Dongcheng District)
地点：四合书院（东城区中老胡同28号）
Fee: 80 RMB per session (or 200 RMB for all 3 sessions if booked in advance)
费用：80元/人 （预定四次讲座总共200元）
RSVP: rsvp@courtyardinstitute.com / +86 10- 84048242.
如何预订：请发邮件rsvp@courtyardinstitute.com或致电84048242
If registering through e-mail, please provide the sessions you want to attend as well as your name and the number of people that will accompany you. A confirmation will be sent to you.
由于限定人数，请尽早预定
Language: English & Chinese
语言：中英文
